Boaz police arrest two for drugs, weapons

Friday

A traffic stop on U.S. Highway 431 in Boaz Friday morning resulted in two arrests.

About 1 a.m., one of the Boaz Police Department’s K-9 units made a traffic stop and received consent to search the vehicle.

Two pistols, methamphetamine, syringes and various pills were found inside the vehicle, and its two occupants, Larry Scott Haisten, 37, of Boaz, and Heather Denise Payne, 36, of Walnut Grove, were taken into custody.

At the Boaz City Jail, officers found Payne had more methamphetamine hidden.

She was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a pistol without a permit and promoting prison contraband.

Haisten was charged as a violent felon in possession of a firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia. Each has bond set at $15,000.

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